a john mccain adviser said this is the best way to jump start the economy. it has the biggest banks. >> mark is a friend of mine. he never said anything about sending out radio ads to tell people to take food stamps to make them fit and trim. you have had a several point decline in unemployment which should signal a drop in the safety net programs which i favor when they drop. this is rising. disability is rising and they should be going south. i will accuse the democratic party of trying to make more people dependent on government programs. >> do you know how much the average meal per person on food stamps is? it's $1.50 per person per meal. that's not something anybody would wish on somebody else. >> but it's supplemental. >> people end up spending their benefits by the third week. then they have a week where they are on their own. you're talking about something that's very difficult, a struggle. and it's a temporary stop-gap measure. most people get off it in a year. as jobs numbers improve, you will see the number go down as well. >> when? this thing has